How To Install A Sliding Pole Barn Door
Double barn doors require open wall space on both sides of the doorway.
How to install a sliding pole barn door. We re building sliding barn doors. The steps below will provide you with a simple outline for outfitting a barn or interior space with a sliding door. The best answer to your question is chapter 27 of the hansen pole buildings construction manual. Sliding barn doors work best when there is enough empty wall space next to the opening that the door can slide completely open.
This gives you access plus control over your interior environment. Here it is in three parts part i. The first sharing how to build the barn door and the second will be talking about barn door hardware and installation in our attic family room. Follow along as i show you how i build a siding barn door.
Dear pole barn guru. This is going to be a two part series. I made a custom modern sliding barn door for my parents new house in one weekend. Likewise sliding barn doors are often used in interior spaces as an alternative to traditional doors or separators.
When you buy your barn doors be sure to follow any instructions given with the kit. Keep in mind that light switches electrical outlets and heating and cooling registers on the walls next to the opening could be in the way. The best and quickest method toward installing a sliding barn door is to purchase a commercially available mounting kit. Steel sliding doors will also be far cheaper than dutch doors on an a horse barn or animal confinement building.
Attach the mounting board attach the mounting board by firmly nailing it to the joists inside the pole barn. We have an awesome building project for you today. Here s how i did it with a little help from my partner in crime. A distinct advantage of sliding barn doors is being able to leave them part way open for air flow and yet easily walk through.
Installing siding before sliding door. How does one construct a sliding barn door. We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store. Track is nailed to top of track boards use 2x4 blocks to stop door from sliding off end of track sliding barn door trolley inset door width divided by 4 3 inches.
Expecting the door frame to be shipped pre assembled. Shirley in fair grove dear shirley. Run door track about 3 4 distance of door opening on each side of the jamb post.